Meanings of profane by in English

Virgo-Scorpio was then followed for the profane by Sagittarius.

I am not profane by accident.

Wool, as taken from slaughtered animals, was esteemed profane by the priests of Aegypt, who were always dressed in linen.

There are precious secrets of every generous and noble man's life which no pen may profane by giving them publicity.

Access to it is denied to the profane by the high priests and lesser priests, who represent the diety to mortals.

I will not make his words profane by repeating them here, but one may say confidently that they were not uttered in vain.

The subject-matter is profane ; but profane by nature, and not because the writer has chosen to desecrate the few scant beauties that he finds.

She indited her missives with a dainty gold pen engraved with an orchid, which Harold had requested her never to profane by secular use.

Yet, Mr. Arden, I must remind you that all of you are upon an enterprise held to be profane by the laws of this region.

My little studio has never been profaned by superficial, feverish, mercenary work.

Naturally, the gem was greatly venerated and not to be profaned by impious hands.

Why should God be profaned by idolatry, and why are people tempted by it?

Now the name of God is profaned by us either in words or in works.

The land and the temple had been profaned by sin (viii.

The childish scrawl stared up at him impudently, a sacred thing profaned by the day.

That would be vulgarising something that was already a little profaned by my innocent participation.